PBM5 Mariner
Biak (New Guinea), 1950s
This photo was a gift from a friend many years ago. His father was in the Marineluchtvaartdienst (Dutch Naval Air Sevice) and had served in New Guinea in the 1950s.
The Dutch Navy (8 and 321 squadron) had 17 Martin PBM5 Mariner amphibians between 1955 and 1960. Their service was a succession of disasters. Seven crashed with the loss of many lives.
16-301 was scrapped in Biak after 1960.
PBM5 Mariner
Biak (New Guinea), 1950s
This photo was a gift from a friend many years ago. His father was in the Marineluchtvaartdienst (Dutch Naval Air Sevice) and had served in New Guinea in the 1950s.
The Dutch Navy (8 and 321 squadron) had 17 Martin PBM5 Mariner amphibians between 1955 and 1960. Their service was a succession of disasters. Seven crashed with the loss of many lives.
16-301 was scrapped in Biak after 1960.